Binny & Ronaldson

Binny & Ronaldson
Company typeDefunct
IndustryType foundry
FoundedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 1796
Defunctsold to Lawrence Johnson and George F. Smith in 1883
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Key people
Archibald Binny, James Ronaldson, founders, Lawrence Johnson, president

Binny & Ronaldson established the first permanent type foundry in the United States. Founded in Philadelphia in 1796 by the Scot Archibald Binny (1762/3–1838) and James Ronaldson (1769–1841).